Racine emperor backs off

Racine County Exec William McReynolds has "clarified" and "reaffirmed" his policies about giving county supervisors access to county staff, he says.

But it sounds a lot more like he backed down from am irrational and indefensible position that prevented one supervisor from getting information from staffers unless she went to McReynolds first.

Earlier post: Racine exec thinks he's the emperor.

He may be a little more sensitive and responsive to criticism these days because he has announced as a candidate for the State Senate in 2006, and looking like a cranky crackpot won't help.